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 MORDELLID.E. 



MORDELLA. 



J/. Baldiensis, sp. nov. Nitida; nigra; supra, aureo, subtiis 

 argenteo, piibescens, prothorace et elytris subcoeruleo-mican- 

 tibus. Long., IJ — If 1. 



This little species is entirely devoid of distinct markings, but 

 the evenly-distributed pubescence has an appearance resembling 

 a pattern which varies infinitely according to the way the light 

 falls on it. If the insect be looked down upon from above there 

 seems to be a line running from each shoulder to the suture at 

 about a third of its length, and then continuing along the suture, 

 and as the point of view is moved backward the lines from the 

 shoulder seem to lengthen and meet the suture further from the 

 base. From a certain point of view there seems to be a facia 

 behind the middle, which seems to move its position as the point 

 of view is shifted. 



Victoria ; on a mountain called Baldi ; on flowers. 



(EDEMERID.E. 



TRICHANANCA (gen. nov.). 



Mentum antice acuminatum ; palporura maxillarium articulus 

 apicalis magnus late triangularis ; labrum transversum antice 

 subtruncatum ; caput sat breve; oculi magni prominuli 

 grosse granulati rotundati vix emarginati ; antennae prope 

 oculos insert?e valid?© minus elongata? ll-articulata? filiformes; 

 prothorax cordiformis ; elytra sat elongata ; femora linearia 

 sat elongata; tibite anticse spinis singulis armatae; tarsorum 

 articulus penultimus, - anticorum articuli omnes, — subtus 

 tomentosi, anticorum articulo basali intus valde dilatato ; 

 corpus pilis erectis vestitum. 



The single spur of the front tibiae will distinguish this genus 

 from Sessinia; from Nacerdes (Ananca) it may be known, inte7' 

 alia, by its round prominent coarsely-granulated eyes, and the 

 erect pilosity with which it is clothed. 



T. Victor ieiisis, sp. nov. Rufo-brunnea, corpore subtus pedibusque 

 dilutioribus ; supra pilis erectis vestita ; nitida ; crasse minus 

 crebre punctulata, puncturis in elytris seriatim positis ; 

 prothorace (quam caput paullo latiori, (juam elytra paullo 

 angustiori) leviter transversus, pone apicem fortiter 

 rotundato-dilatato, lateribus pone medium eoncavis fovea 

 permagna utrinque posita. Long., 2^ 1. ; lat., -^-^ 1. 



The shape of the prothorax is unusual, the sides behind the 

 middle being rendered deeply concave by the presence of a very 

 large and deep fovea which interrupts the outline, being placed 



